3. What freshmen should know about a major in… ENGINEERING

4. SIUE Schools and Colleges College of Arts and SciencesCollege of Arts and Sciences School of BusinessSchool of Business School of Dental MedicineSchool of Dental Medicine School of EducationSchool of Education School of EngineeringSchool of Engineering School of NursingSchool of Nursing School of PharmacySchool of Pharmacy

5. School of Engineering Programs Civil Engineering 133 Computer Engineering 129 Construction Management 128 Computer Science124 Electrical Engineering 128 Industrial Engineering 131 Manufacturing 131 Mechanical Engineering 129 Dual majors require as little as 18 credit hours Two separate degrees requires at least 30 additional credit hours Many minors to choose from. Most popular ones are: Math, Computer Science, Business, and Music

6. SOE Direct admission criteria ACT Math Sub-ScoreMath Course Placement 28 and higherCalculus I (MATH 150). *Students with Advanced Placement credit and/or transfer credit showing successful completion of Calculus I may be placed in higher level math course. 26-27Pre-Calculus (MATH 125). * Students can take the Math Placement Test for possible placement in a higher level math course. ** Students with Advanced Placement credit and/or transfer credit showing successful completion of Pre-Calculus may be placed in higher level math course. 25 and below – requires testing for Pre-Calculus or higher in Placement test

7. Freshmen Classes * 36 of the 138 freshmen are at 90-100 percentile of their HS * 36 of the 138 freshmen scored 30-36 in ACT Math * 18 of the 138 freshmen scored 30-36 in ACT Composite YearACT ScoreH.S. Ranking MathComposite% 201027.6626.2076.66 200927.4226.3175.90 200826.9025.2067.60

8. Fall 2010 Enrollment - Engineering 1002 Undergraduate Students 241 Graduate Students New Fall 2010 Undergraduates –55% New freshmen –45% Transfer students

9. Enrollment by Department (Fall 2010) DepartmentUndergr.GraduateTotal Civil Engineering20259261 Computer Science17140211 Construction120 Electrical & Computer21397310 Industrial and Manufacturing 6714 81 Mechanical Engineering22931260 TOTAL10022411243

10. Comparative Look Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Percent Change Undergraduate9261002 + 8.2% Graduate230241 + 4.8%

11. First semester considerations… To enroll in MATH 150 you must have: –successfully completed Math 125 with a grade of C or higher. OR –qualified for placement by Math Placement Test score. To enroll in CHEM131/135 you must have: –High School chemistry and placement by ACT score. OR –Qualified for placement by Chemistry Readiness Exam. OR –successfully completed a) CHEM113 and b) MATH 120 or higher.

12. First semester considerations (cont’d.) Students starting in a mathematics course below MATH 150 (Calculus I) will require more than the 8 academic semesters to graduate.

13. First year courses for CE, ECE, IME, ME majors: IME 106 Engineering Problem Solving Chemistry Mathematics English

14. IME 106 IME 106, Engineering problem Solving, is offered in summer 2011 July 6- August 5

15. First year courses for Computer Science majors: CS 111 Concepts of Computer Science CS 140 Introduction to Computing I IME 106 Engineering Problem Solving (optional) Mathematics English

16. First year courses for Construction Management majors: CNST 120 Intro. to Construction Chemistry Mathematics English

17. Additional Information All Engineering majors (except Construction Management and Computer Science-BA) require 3 semesters of Lab Sciences and 3 semesters of Calculus Construction Management includes a Business Administration Minor. The BA in Computer Science requires a minor.

18. Admission to Upper-Division The following programs require an Upper-Division application: Civil Engineering Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Mechanical Engineering SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF LOWER-DIVISION GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES (English, speech, chemistry, mathematics, and physics) shown in the first two years of the program with a GPA of at least 2.0. SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF LOWER-DIVISION ENGINEERING COURSES (CS, CE, ECE, ME) shown in the first two years of the program with a grade of C or better. An approved APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO UPPER-DIVISION ENGINEERING COURSES. This form is available in the Engineering Student Services office.

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